Vigil honors memory of 2 slain in Clarksburg shootings

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. -- Two newspaper carriers killed one week ago in Clarksburg were remembered by more than 100 people at a vigil.

They gathered Thursday night at the Harrison County Courthouse plaza to honor the memories of 70-year-old Freddy Donald Swiger and his son, 47-year-old Fred Swiger. The two men were slain as they delivered The Exponent Telegram, a job they had done for decades.

Sidney A. Muller faces four counts of first-degree murder. The 27-year-old suspect is also charged in the deaths of two other men.

Investigators said the Swigers were innocent bystanders who got caught in a drug deal gone wrong.

The Exponent Telegram said while the vigil was somber, many called for justice and change in Clarksburg before the memorial.